Nicholas
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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Nicholas
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| gender = Male
| meaning = Victory of the people
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| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| related names = see below
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| derived = Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos)
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{{Nicholas}}
The male [[given name]] '''Nicholas''' is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] Νικόλαος, ''Nikolaos'', a combination of the words for "victory" (''nikē'') and "people" (''laos''). The name can be understood to mean '''victory of the people''' although some say it means "power of the people". The name became popular through [[Saint Nicholas]] of Myra, the inspiration for Santa Claus. The customary English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", is derived from one way of [[transliteration|transliterating]] the [[Diacritics (Greek alphabet)|diacritic]] on the 'o' of the original Greek word '''Νικόλαος'''. It is claimed to have first come into use in the [[12th century]] and to have been firmly established by the time of the [[Reformation]]. Nonetheless, the spelling "Nicolas" without "h" is occasionally found in English speaking countries (e.g. [[Nicolas Cage]]). In 2006, Nicholas was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the USA. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 US males were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when US records began for given names. <ref> US Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ </ref>
The [[Greek Orthodox Church]] celebrates Saint Nicholas every year on the 6th December. This day is the [[name day]] for "Nicholas".
==Male variations==
Variations for males include <ref>[http://www.behindthename.com Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>:
*[[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Nikolla, Nikollë, Kola
*[[Basque language|Basque]]: Nikola
*[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Никола (Nikola), Николай (Nikolai)
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Nikola, Niko, Nikša
*[[Czech language|Czech]]: Mikula, Mikoláš, Mikuláš, Nikola
*[[Danish language|Danish]]: Claus, Klaus, Niels, Nikolaus, Nikolaj, Nilaus, Nis
*[[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Klaas, Nico, Nicolaas, Niek, Nikolaas
*[[English language|English]]: Nic, Nick, Nickolas, Nicky, Nik, Nicolas, Nikolas, Nicholas
*[[Esperanto language|Esperanto]]: Nichjo, Nikolao
*[[Estonian language|Estonian]]: Nigul
*[[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Launo, Niilo, Niklas, Niko
*[[French language|French]]: Nicolas, Nico, Colas, Colin
*[[West Frisian language|Frisian (West)]]: Klaes
*[[Galician language|Galician]]: Nicolau
*[[Georgian language|Georgian]]: Nikoloz
*[[German language|German]]: Claus, Claas, Klaas, Klaus, Klas, Nickolaus, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Niklaus, Nikolaus, Niklas, Nico, Niko
*[[Greek language|Greek]]: Νικόλαος (Nicolaos), Νικόλας (Nikolas), Νίκος (Nikos)
*[[Hindi language|Hindi]]: Nikhil
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Miklós, Nikola
*[[Irish language|Irish]]: Nioclás
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Niccolò, Nico, Nicola, Nicolò, Nicolai
*[[Latvian language|Latvian]]: Nikolajs, Niks
*[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Mikalojus
*[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Nikola, Kole, Nikolče (Pronounced Nik-col-che)
*[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Nils
*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Mikołaj
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Nicolau
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Neculai, Nicolae, Nicu, Nicusor, Niculae
*[[Russian language|Russian]]: Коля (Kolya), Николай (Nikolai)
*[[Scottish language|Scottish]]: Neacel, Nichol, Nicol
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Никола (Nikola)
*[[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Mikuláš, Nikola
*[[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Miklavž, Niko, Nikolaj
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Nicolao, Nicolás
*[[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Nels, Niklas, Niclas, Nicklas, Nils, Klas, Claes
*[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Mykolai, Mykola
==Female forms==
Female forms include <ref>[http://www.behindthename.com Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>:
*[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Николина (Nikolina), Николета (Nikoleta)
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Nikolina
*[[Czech language|Czech]]: Nikola
*[[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline
*[[Danish language|Danish]]: Nikoline
*[[English language|English]]: [[Nicole]]/Nichole/Nicolle/Nikole/Nikkole, Nicola/Nichola, Nicolette, Colette, Nicky/Nikki/Nicci
*[[French language|French]]: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline
*[[German language|German]]: Nicole, Nicola, Nikola
*[[Greek language|Greek]]: Νίκη (Niki), Νικολέτα (Nikoleta), Νικολίνα (Νikolina)
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Nikolett
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: [[Nicoletta]], Nicla, Nicole, Nicolina
*[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Nikolina
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Niculina, Nicoleta
*[[Scottish language|Scottish]]: Nicola
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Nikolija (archaic), Nikolina, Nikoleta
*[[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Nikola
*[[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Nika
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Nicolasa, Nicolá
*[[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Nicole
==People known as Nicholas==
*[[Nicholas of Cusa]]
*[[Nicholas I of Montenegro]], King of Montenegro
*[[Nicholas I of Russia]]
*[[Nicholas II of Russia]]
*[[Nicholas of Tolentino]]
*Nicholas is also the name of five popes ([[Pope Nicholas I]], [[Pope Nicholas II]], [[Pope Nicholas III]], [[Pope Nicholas IV]], and [[Pope Nicholas V]]), [[Antipope Nicholas V]] and four [[List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarchs of Constantinople]]
*[[Nicholas Brothers]], [[Fayard Nicholas|Fayard]] and [[Harold Nicholas|Harold]], dancers
*[[Nicholas Ribic]]
===Saints===
*Saint [[Nicholas The Duc Bui]], one of the [[Vietnamese Martyrs]]
*Saint [[Nicholas of Flue]]
*Saint [[Nicholas of Japan]]
*[[Saint Nicholas]] of Myra, also known as [[Sinterklaas]]
==References==
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==See also==
*[[Nicolas]]
*[[Nikolay]]
*[[Nicolay]]
*[[Nick]]
*[[Nico (given name)]]
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